by Crimson Syn
Chapter Five
SETH
I walked into Knox’s shop, ready to get my bike back. Having Ciara in such close quarters again was making me crazy, and I needed to take a good long ride. “Hey, Knox. Is she ready?”
“Almost. Just need to adjust the speed setting. Dude, they really did a number on her. Had to replace the metal panels and the gas tank was pretty damaged. She may need a paint job later on. Diesel told me it looks like more than a simple hit and run.”
“Yeah, well. If De La Cruz wanted to send a message, I think he would have been a little more creative.”
“Then it’s best we stick together. The car clearly gunned for you, Seth. It’s on the cameras. We saw it hit and aim for your bike, man. That shit was brutal to watch. You’re lucky you’re still alive.”
I slumped into the black leather couch he had in his office. “So how long is it going to take to get the bike back into shape?”
“Dude did you just hear what I said? They were aiming for you.”
“They’re aiming for all of us, Knox. If I sit here and dwell on what could have happened, it’s not going to help the situation. What I need to do is find out who the fuck tried to run me over.”
“Wolf doesn’t want us riding alone. No brother is to be left alone.”
“Fuck!” I ran a hand through my hair. I was so fucking tired of having to watch my back and everybody else’s. We were all strained and stressed out. The Death Row Shooters were still around and half of us were crashing at Ravenous or Grayson’s until this blew over.
“Have you talked to someone recently? Anybody you might think may be following you?”
“I talk to a lot of people, Knox. I also collect a lot of money from a lot of fucked up people. It’s what I do. But recently, all I’ve been doing is watching over Wolf’s little girl.”
“You’ve been doin’ a lot more than that.” Knox smirked.
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?”
“Means just what I said. Let’s just say your extracurricular activities aren’t going unnoticed.”
He pointed up to the camera by the door and I cursed. “Does everyone know?”
“Just the brothers, especially Diesel. Fucker was pissed the hell off, but he wasn’t surprised. Just be more careful with her, brother. She’s a good girl.”
“Good. I’m glad. Now everyone knows not to mess with what’s mine.” I got up and made my way to the door.
“Watch yourself, Seth. I don’t want you getting hurt out there.”
“Yeah, well, I could say the same to you. Let me know when she’s ready!” I yelled out as I left the shop.
I headed back to Ravenous when I spotted a black SUV parked across the street, down the road. It looked faintly familiar and completely out of place. I had this weird feeling that I was being watched. I pulled my phone out and dialed Riggs.
“Hey.”
“Hey, brother. Do me a favor. Check out camera six, the one pointing down the road towards the warehouses.”
I stepped into Ravenous and made my way to the back office, where Riggs was watching the cameras.
“What’s up?” he asked as I entered the office.
“Focus on the black SUV parked on the corner. Can you get a license plate?”
Riggs zoomed in on the van and cleared the focus. “No plate.”
“Interesting.”
“What’s going on?”
I gestured at the screen. “Looks like we’re being watched.”
We stared at the screen and I picked up the phone and called Diesel. If there was anyone who knew what to do, he would.
“What do you want, Scardino?”
He sounded angry, and I knew why, but now was not the time to engage in an argument. That would have to wait.
“We’ve got a situation.”
“What’s going on?” His tone immediately changed back to business.
“Looks like we’re being watched. They got some sort of surveillance van parked nearby.”
“Where?”
“On the west corner from Ravenous, across the street.”
I heard him rustle around and then the sound of him typing on a keyboard. “Yup. I got them, no license plate. Put me on speakerphone.”
I pressed the button and set the phone down in front of Riggs. “Go ahead.”
“Riggs, see if you can find footage of the last forty eight hours. I want to know how long they’ve been here and from what direction they arrived. When you got all that, let me know.”
Riggs cracked his knuckles and his neck and started typing away.
“Seth, stay inside.”
“Why is everybody treating me like a goddamn kid. I’m fucking twenty-eight years old!”
“Calm down, twenty-eight year old. I’m just watching out for you. Cain already told me that if something happens to you, it’s our head. So just stay the fuck inside. You need to watch Ciara, anyway, so stop fucking around and listen.”
His tone was dead serious, threatening even, and I knew better than to fuck with Diesel when he got that way. “Fine. I’ll stay here.”
“And we’ll talk later about you stealing my girlfriend,” the phone died before I could even get a word in.
Riggs looked up at me and smirked. “You’re in trouble.”
“Fuck you.”
I made my way back out and came across the reason I was currently in trouble, and she looked good enough to eat.
Chapter Six
CIARA
I was in the Hell’s Lovers private lounge area, looking for a quiet spot to finish a paper I was working on. I had wandered down to the club and realized it was quiet at this hour. Since Scarlett was upstairs with Ryder I took advantage and snuck away for an hour. What I didn’t expect, was to have Seth’s broad frame pressing up against my petite one as I leaned over the table to plug in my laptop.
“Seth, don’t.” My meaning was strong, but my voice wavered slightly.
His hands squeezed my waist and his fingers splayed along my abdomen, holding me tightly against him. His heat engulfed me and I fought the urge to lean back into him. It had been a week since he’d kissed me and I made it a point to avoid him as much as I could. As his hands swept across my breasts, sliding them out of my dress, I realized that I had honestly missed the heat he awakened in me. The feel of his rigid shaft on my lower back was inevitably noticeable and it made me crave for it. The thought shocked me, and I tried shoving him away but his grip on me was too strong. From his hold I was practically lifted into his arms, my toes barely brushing the floor.
He lowered his voice and the rumble vibrated on the side of my temple. “That’s what I like, Ciara. I want you to fight me. It’s a fucking turn on and you know it.” His mouth sucked on my earlobe sending shivers down my spine as his other hand squeezed my breasts, playing with the tip of a tightened bud. The powerful sensation made me moan and arch my back involuntarily.
“You like that, don’t you? Secretly, way down deep inside that hot core of yours, you love my hands on you…worshipping you.”
His voice was like a drug, lulling me into a world of lust and sweet neediness. I didn’t care if we were in a public place, or that anyone could walk in at any second. I couldn’t get away from him even if I tried, and I was far from trying.
The rougher he was with me, the more I wanted to give in to him. His large hands slid up my ribcage and kneaded my breasts, and in that one moment I realized I didn’t just like it. No, I loved it. And as his tongue ran against the sensitive skin on the back of my neck, I shivered and allowed his hands to roam and grope me obscenely. His touch was tantalizing and I could feel the lips of my pussy swell and pulse with hunger.
As his hands travelled up the bare skin of my thighs my body lurched forward and I grabbed the chair in front of me. The movement made me rub my ass against his stiff groin and he grunted deeply. His hands swept around my hips and squeezed my ass cheeks. Suddenly my skirt was raised and I my ass was exposed to his ey
es.
His calloused fingers traced the roundness of my globes and I bit my lip to keep from moaning. Just because I wanted him didn’t mean I would give him the satisfaction of knowing it. I looked back at him and he was staring at me hungrily.
“Y…you need to stop, Seth. I won’t let you do this!”
Although I said the words, my body betrayed me and my hips pushed back into his hands. My fight was dwindling and all I wanted was to feel him between my legs. I shook the raunchy thoughts aside and tried standing and pushing him away, but it only fueled his fire. He yanked me up harshly and turned me around to face him. He took a step closer and rubbed his length along my lower belly. Grunting softly, he gripped my chin, forcing me to look up at him. He was so rough, so large, yet I quivered with wanting.
“I bet everything I have, that if I lay you down on this dirty ass floor and spread those creamy thighs, you’d be nice and ready for me, wouldn’t you princess?”
I tried squirming out of his grasp, but he was so strong and I only succeeded in hurting myself.
“You’re disgusting!” I spat out at him.
My body was so turned on, but I wanted to fight him. Shit, I had to keep my sanity.
His hand came down to my throat and he squeezed gently, enough to make me understand that he was in control. For the life of me I nearly came right there. My hands wrapped around his wrist, holding on tightly.
“You’re a fucking cock-tease!” He whispered huskily.
He brought his mouth down to mine and his tongue snaked out, leaving its wetness behind as it swept across my lips. He grinned at me. “I’m gonna’ fuck you raw, princess,” he tightened his hold on my neck. “And when I do, it’s going to sound so sweet when that sexy as fuck voice begs me for more.”
“Never!” I whispered hoarsely.
He chuckled. “I’m gonna enjoy hearing my name on those luscious lips as I make you cum all over my cock. You’re screams will be of pure pleasure as I take what’s mine.”
I could feel heat spreading in between my legs and a gush of wetness dampened my panties. I struggled against him, but I only succeeded in rubbing my body against his hard muscles. My nipples rose and tightened from the friction.
He inhaled deeply. “Mmmm. I can smell that sweet cunt and it wants me bad.”
“Fuck you!”
He smirked. “You’d love that, wouldn’t you? Me fucking you slowly, sinking my fat cock into your wet tight hole.” His eyes roamed the length of my body lighting me on fire. “Fuck, you’re too much for me princess. I don’t think I can control myself with you. I want you so bad.” He groaned and pressed his mouth to my neck, sucking the sensitive skin into his hot mouth. Biting and nipping.
Seth was the epitome of raw, hedonistic, animal sex. He was everything I swore I’d stay away from, but he knew just where to touch me, what to say to me to light my body up, how to make me hungry for his touch.
He stared at me and smiled gently. “You feel it too, don’t you? he whispered. “This pull between us. It’s been there for a long time, cupcake. All you have to do is give yourself over to me.”
His fingers sank into my curls and yanked at my hair, tilting my neck back.
“Ugh!” I grunted angrily, yet excited at the same time.
He stared at my mouth for a few seconds. “You’re so sexy, princess. I want to eat you all up and hear you begging me to come over for seconds.”
With those last few words his mouth was on mine. The kiss was hot and demanding and I found myself yielding to his assault. His tongue searched my mouth until it finally tangled with mine. I couldn’t help it, and let out a deep guttural moan as he sucked my tongue into his hot mouth.
My hands gripped his shoulders and his hands gripped me by the ass and lifted me up in the air. My legs wrapped around him to hold on, and he never broke the kiss as he turned around and pressed me up against the wall. His hips kept pumping into me and I could feel his need for me through the thin material of my dress.
I could feel the warmth from one of his hands as it crept up under my skirt and along the back of my thigh. He squeezed and spread my ass cheeks, making me squirm in his arms. His fingers edged closer to where I craved him, and little by little his hand cupped my mound through the flimsy material of my underwear. I whimpered in his mouth and he deepened the kiss. Finally, pushing my panties aside, he growled against my lips as he plunged his fingers into my depths.
I broke the kiss as my head fell back, my body soaring. He kissed down my neck and licked my collarbone as his fingers sunk deeply into me, pulling out slowly before plunging in again.
The sopping sounds of my juices echoed in the empty club. I knew the dirtiness of the act urged him on.
“You’re soaked for me, princess. So fucking ready for me.”
I couldn’t deny the fact that my body wanted him. Shit, my whole being wanted him. I had completely lost this fight as I gave myself to this man who could control me with one touch. He continued to run his fingers against my slick folds until his roughened finger flicked against my swollen clit. My body jolted from the heated touch. I shouted his name and my whole body shook from the powerful orgasm that swept through me.
I could feel him holding onto me, but his hand never relented and another wave of ecstasy ran through me. Over and over again, he sent my body into a frenzy. I finally went limp in his arms from exhaustion and he held me tightly.
I looked up at him through heavy eyelids, and his smug smile made me feel ashamed.
“I hate you.” I whispered.
His finger slid roughly against my swollen center and my body immediately responded to his touch.
“No you don’t,” he whispered against my neck.
We heard a door bang open and he released me, letting me slide down his body. Every one of my nerve cells tingled from his contact. I ran my hands down my torso, lifting my dress and covering my breasts, just as Scarlett walked in.
She stared at us both and clearing her throat, she looked at me. Her eyes seemed to see right through me. “Um…Ciara, when you get a chance can you come upstairs. I have your check for this month.”
I nodded. “Yes. Of course.” I followed her out of the club, but didn’t miss Seth’s sly grin as I passed by him.
He grabbed my wrist and pressed his lips to my ear. “I’ll see you soon, cupcake. Next time, it’ll be my mouth buried in that pretty pussy.” He released me and my legs shook from his filthy promise.
A few minutes later I was sitting in Scarlett’s office and her eyes were looking at me, assessing my appearance.
“Seth, huh?”
“What?!”
“Seth. You like Seth.”
I shook my head. “Oh…n…no! No! Not at all.”
She tilted her head as she watched me. There was no way I was going to get away with what happened downstairs.
I leaned forward in my chair. “Am I going to get fired?”
She smiled. “Why would you get fired?”
“Because. Oh, I don’t know! He cornered me! I didn’t want him to.”
Scarlett laughed lightly. “None of us ever do.” She shrugged. “Well, my case was a little different. I had to do a little persuading to get my Wolf, not that it wasn’t fun. They sure are irresistible, aren’t they?”
I smiled. “He’s obnoxious, arrogant and wild. That’s what he is.”
Scarlett nodded. “Just don’t do it on my bed, okay?”
My eyes widened in shock. “Um…o…of course, of course not. I won’t do it, anywhere.”
Scarlett shrugged knowingly. “Never say never Ciara. They’re a lot more tempting than you think.”
I stared down at my hands as I remembered his kiss. She wasn’t kidding.
“I heard your family’s coming into town?”
My face lit up remembering my brothers. “Oh yes! My brothers are coming into town. They finally got a leave and I honestly can’t wait to see them. I haven’t seen Sam in like five years and Joe just got back from South
Korea.”
Scarlett smiled. “Oh wow. Well, I’m glad you’ll finally get to spend time with them.”
I nodded excitedly. “Actually, I wanted to ask you if I could have the weekend off. I want to take them out to see the sights. I want them to see that I’m okay living on my own.”
“Yes. Yes, of course. Go out, have fun, be with your family. We both know Wolf needs to spend some quality time with his family too. Actually, due to what happened the other night, I think it’s best if we set you up at Grayson’s.”
My face fell. I wasn’t going to be able to afford a luxury apartment in L.A. with what I was getting paid. “Oh..um...”
Scarlett leaned over and patted my hand. “Fully paid of course, you are taking care of my baby girl.”
“Oh but...but that’s so expensive! I just...oh wow...”
Scarlet laughed. “You deserve it, Ciara. Especially having to put up with Seth like you do,” she winked at me and I blushed. “All the club members have a place there, well except for Wolf, Gunner and Diesel. It’s either that or stay at Seth’s.”
“Where does Seth live?”
“Right now, the blue velvet room in the back. But he has his own boathouse in the pier. It’s really nice. Unfortunately, with everything that’s been going on he hasn’t been able to stay there.”
I raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Oh, wow.”
“Well, get your stuff and I’ll let Grayson know to set you up. I do have to tell you that Seth’s going to have to walk you home since he’s on your watch.”
I sighed. “I figured.”
Scarlett smiled. “He’s a better man than he lets on. Believe me.”
I smiled back hoping she was right, because Seth was slowly creeping into my heart and I wasn’t sure if I could stop him from taking it completely. The thought both scared and excited me. It was that same, constant feeling I kept getting whenever he was around.
